Water-closet seat



May 20 1924. w 1,494,341

J. PLCOWAN WATER CLOSET SEAT F lled June 27, 1919 2 Shgut.s5heet 1 WITNESSES INVENTOR 1919 2 Shgets-Sheet 2 FIG-.10 F6. 9

INVENTOR J P COWAN WATER CLOSET SEAT Filed Jung 27 May 20 1924.

Patented an as, less.

WATEILGLOEFET SEAT.

Application filed June 27, 1919. Serial No. 307,105.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Belt known that l, Josnrn P. CowAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Water-Closet Seats, of which improvement the following is a specification.

lily invention relates to closet seats, preferably of the open front type, and in particular to the parts forming the rear connections thereof.

The principal objects of my invention are to produce a sanitary seat having a simple and practical connection that will secure and maintain the side members forming the seat in perfect alignment and rigidity, and possessing the greatest possible strength so as to withstand the most unusual condition to which it may be subjected in service and consequently durability, and that can be made and sold to the trade at less cost compared to that of any other known form of Eli open seat.

With the above and other objects in view,

my invention consists in certain features of construction, arrangement and combination of parts as will hereinafter appear andbe particularly pointed out in the appended claims. j

' In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, I show one embodiment of my invention, in which.-

Figure l is an inverted or under side view of the seat disassociated from the bowl.

Fig. 2 is a similar view,'taken from the opposite side thereof.

Fig. 3 is a partial side elevation, partly in section, of the seat connected to a bowl, and as it would appear when raised to its extreme position.

Fin l is a plan view of the blank from which the main connecting member is formed.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of said main connecting" member as it would appear when pressed into form.

Fig. 6 is an end view thereof.

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of one of the parts for connectingthe seat to the bowl.

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal view of the spacinp; sleeve for the main connecting member.

I ig. 9 is a face view of one of the lock washers.

edges of the seat members.

10 is a side elevation of the lock washer.

Fig. 11 is an end view of a modified form of spacing sleeve,

Fig. 12 is a longitudinal view thereof.

Referring to said drawings, the seat consists of two parts 1 and 2. The main connecting member therefor is, preferably, made of a die-formed blank 8, of about lfi-gauge sheet steel which is pressed into the desired shape. This blank is provided with, prior to shaping, suitable screw openings 4, transverse slots 5, projecting teeth 6, tongues 7 and oppositely disposed openings 8. When the blank is pressed into shape the intermediate portion 00 thereof is of tubular form in cross section, with the tongues 7 interlocking within the openings 8, and the extremities beyond the tubular portion being at right angles thereto and of substantially U-shape to receive the rear ends of the seat members 1-2. Within the hollow tubular portion a: is inserted a spacing sleeve 9, preferably of wood, which engages at its ends between the seat members so as to limit the spacing thereof and form a solid abutment therefor. To each end of this sleeve is applied a lock member or washer 10.,having projections or teeth 10 on opposite sides thereof, which, when pressed into place, penetrate both the ends of the spacing sleeve, 9, and the adjacent sides of the seat members 12, as does also the projections or teeth 6 on the tubular member a. 11 passes through openings in the seat members and the spacing sleeve, 9, and a nut 12 at each end thereof to engage the outer When these nuts are tightened up the projections 6, or the tubular portion of the connecting memher and those 10 on the lock member or washers become embedded in or penetrate the surfaces adjacent thereto, and at the same time cause the ends of the spacing sleeve, 9, with intervening lock washers, 10, to tightly embed into the adjacent surfaces of the seat members, 1-2, after which suitable screws are secured into the seat members through openings 4.

Prior to completely assembling the struc ture. hinge posts 13, for connecting the seat to the bowl, are inserted through the slots 5 of the connecting member; the combined A hinge pintle and clamp rod hinge pintle and clamp rod 11 is then passed through the eyes. 13, and the nuts, 12, tightened up, asbefore stated. When the posts, 13, are applied to a bowl 16, as shown in Fig. 3, the elevation of the seat will be limited by the length of the slot 5 of the connecting member and width of the posts at the point 13.

When the teeth on the lock washers, assisted to some extent by the projections, 6, on the ends of the tubular spacing section, at, become embedded in the sides of the seat members and spacing sleeve, and the nuts, 12, tightened up, the parts are firmly locked one to the other in horizontal alignment, practically forming a rigid structure with the greatest possible strength where most desired. The seat is further reinforced} by the U-shaped portions of the connection extending across and fitting over the entire ends of the seat members, and spacing sleeve, which have the additional security of the screws passing therethrough. Practice and tests have demonstrated that the side members of the seat are rigidly held or locked in perfect horizontal alignment and cannot be loosened or pulled apart, or the connection broken.

In Figs. 11 and 12 the sleeve 14.- is shown as formed of metal tubing and is provided with extended teeth 15 at each end, and may be employed within the tubular portion 0a of the connecting member to take the place of the wood spacing sleeve 9 and lock Washers 10, the function being similar.

Having described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A closet seat connecting member comprising a body having integral substantially U-shaped ends within which the rear ends of seat members are adapted to extend and be secured, the body portion intermediate the Ushaped ends forming spacing means the ends of which are provided with extensions for embedded connection with the seat members.

2. A closet seat connecting member having substantially U-sha-ped ends to receive the seat members, an intermediate hollow spacing portion. and a sleeve disposed in said spacing portion adapted to be in rigid engagement withlhe seat members.

3. A. closet seat comprising side members, a connecting member at the rear having spacing means extending between and in partially embedded engagement with the seat members.

Av closet seat comprising side members, a connecting member having an intermediate hollow spacing portion, and means ex tending therethrough for securing the parts rigidly together.

5. A closet seat comprising side members. a connecting member at the rear thereof provided with spacing means extending be' tween and in partially embedded engagement with the rear of the side members, and clamping means operating in the direction of said. spacing means.

6. A closet seat comprising side members, a connecting member at the rear having substantially U-shaped ends to receive the side members, spacing means extending between and in partially embedded engagement with the rear of the side members, means for limiting the elevation of the seat, and clamp ing means for securing the parts rigidly together.

7. An open front closet seat, comprising side members, a connecting member at the rear thereof and provided with spacing means extending between and in partially embedded engagement with the side members, clamping means disposed in the direction of said spacing means. hinge posts carried by said clamping means.

8. An open front water closet seat, comprising side members extending across the rear of and secured to said side members, a spacing member disposed between the rear of and in partially embedded engagement with said side members, and clamping means disposed in the same direction as said spacing means.

9. An open front water closet seat, comprising side members, a member extending across the rear of and secured to the side members, a spacing member disposed between the rear of and in partially embedded engagement at its ends with said side members, clamping means disposed in the same direction as said spacing member, and hinge posts carried by said clamping means.

10. An open front water closet seat, comprising side members, a connecting'memher having substantially U-shaped ends within which the rear ends of said seat members are secured, said member having an intermediate hollow spacing portion, a spacing sleeve disposed'in said hollow spacing portion the ends of which are adapted to be in locked engagement with said seat members, and a clamping rod extending through the seat members and said spacing sleeve.

11. An open front water closet seat, comprising side members. a connecting member having substantially U-shapcd ends within. which the rear ends of the seat members are secured, said member also having an intermediate hollow spacing portion, a sleeve disposed in said hollow portion. a washer having teeth or projections on both sides disposed between each end of said sleeve and seat members forming interlocking means, and a clamping rod extending through said seat members and spacing PO11 tion.

12. In a water closet seat. the combination of side members to form an opening at the front and a cut-out portion at the rear, :1 connecting member having substantially U-shaped ends within which the rear ends of the seat members are secured, said member also having an intermediate hollow spacing portion with projections on both ends, a sleeve disposed in said hollow portion, a Washer having projections or teeth on both sides to embed into said sleeve and seat members to rigidly hold same, a clamping rod extending through the seat members and sleeve, and hinge posts disposed on said rod.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH P. COWAN.

In the presence of- ALEX. S. MABON, CLARENCE A. WILLIAMS.

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